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Research
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- Psychological distress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A randomized control trial of cognitive behavioural therapy (Authors: Charity Neejide Onyishi; Maximus Monaheng Sefotho; & Vera Victor-Aibodion)
- Autism spectrum disorder Through the Lens of the Theory of Mind: African Perspectives (Authors: Maximus Monaheng Sefotho & Charity Neejide Onyishi)
- Basotho ontology of disability: An afrocentric onto-epistemology (Author: Maximus Monaheng Sefotho)
- Chief Mohlomi鈥檚 Indigenous Epistemology of a Healing Career: A Psychobiographical Analysis (Authors: Maximus Monaheng Sefotho & Lauren Elizabeth Lindstrom)
- Botho/Ubuntu paradigm as cognitive justice in psychology (Authors: Maximus Monaheng Sefotho & Moeketsi Letseka)
- Psychosocial support for families journeying with developmental coordination disorder聽 (Authors: Nicola Leigh O鈥橩elly & Jean Veronica Fourie)
Researchers in the Centre for Neurodiversity
Research focus areas:
- Career guidance
- Disability
- Hephapreneurship
- Technopedandragogy
Research focus areas:
- Trauma and resilience
- School violence
- Positive behaviour support
- Therapeutic interventions for children, parents, and communities.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Neuro-development disorders
- Learning disorders
- Resilience
- Bullying
- Orphans
- Vulnerable children.
Research focus areas:
- Children’s rights
- Orphans and vulnerable children
Research focus area:
- Inclusive and Special Needs Education
Research focus areas:
- Community Psychology (Facilitating psycho-education at the community level)
- Neurodevelopmental Learning Disorders
Research interests include:
- Psychometric assessments.
- Neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Child development.